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ache for sth
literary — phrasal verb with ache /eɪk/ verb [I]Definition
(Definition of ache for sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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ache noun
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SMART Thesaurus: Wanting things
Synonyms and related words:
- acquisitive adjective (WANTING THINGS)
- ambitious adjective
- angle for sth phrasal verb
- aspirant noun
- aspirational adjective
- desirous adjective
- dream about/of sth phrasal verb
- fall over yourself idiom
- give your eyeteeth for sth idiom
- give your right arm idiom
- impulse noun (WISH)
- incline verb (FEEL)
- need verb (MUST HAVE)
- pant for/after sb/sth phrasal verb
- pine for sth/sb phrasal verb
- queue verb
- reach for the stars idiom
- taker noun (ACCEPT)
- yearn verb
- your heart's desire idiom
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